[fc-announce] FC27 - Call for Papers

[Arantxa Zapico]

Call for Papers - Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2027

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   *Dates:* 8-12 February 2027
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   *Location:* Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Barbados
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   *Website:* https://fc27.ifca.ai/

About the ConferenceFinancial Cryptography and Data Security is a major
international forum for research, advanced development, education,
exploration, and debate regarding information assurance, with a specific
focus on commercial contexts. The conference covers all aspects of securing
transactions and systems.

Original works focusing on both fundamental and applied real-world
deployments on all aspects surrounding commerce security are solicited.
Submissions need not be exclusively concerned with cryptography. Systems
security and interdisciplinary works are particularly encouraged.Important
Dates

*Paper submission* *17 September 2026 (firm!)*
*Paper notification* 5 November 2026
*Final pre-proceedings papers* 22 December 2026
*Workshop submission* 1 September 2026 *
*Workshop notification* 15 September 2026
*Conference dates* 8-12 February 2027

*Timezone Note:* All submissions are accepted until *23:59, AoE UTC-12*.

**Workshop Note:* Late workshop submissions considered on a rolling basis,
as space allows.

Submission Categories & Requirements

Contributions are sought in the following categories:

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   *Research Papers:*
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      *Regular papers:* 15 pages + references and appendices
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      *Short papers:* 8 pages + references (*no appendices*)
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      *Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) papers:* 20 pages + references
      and appendices
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   *Workshop Proposals:* 2 pages

For details of how to submit and general submission requirements, see the
full Call for Papers at https://fc27.ifca.ai/cfp.html.


Topics of Interest
Access control, authorization and trust management
AI-driven fraud
Anonymity and privacy enhancing technologies
Applied cryptography
Attacks, attack techniques, and attack case studies
Auctions and incentive design
Authentication, identity management and biometrics
Behavioral aspects of security and privacy
Blockchain applications
Blockchain protocols, proof-of-work, -stake, -burn
Censorship circumvention and resistance
Central bank digital currency
Certification and audits
Cloud computing and data outsourcing security
Cross-chain bridge security
Cryptographic protocols
Data security and privacy
Decentralized finance
Digital cash and electronic payment systems
Distributed consensus protocols
Economic and monetary aspects of cryptocurrencies
Economics of security and privacy
Electronic crime and underground markets
Empirical studies, real-world measurements and metrics
Environmental impact and sustainability
Forensics, monitoring and transaction graph analysis
Fraud detection and management
Game theory for security, privacy, and blockchain
Language-based security and formal verification
Legal and regulatory issues
Machine learning and AI security
Malware and software security
MEV and transaction ordering
Mobile payments and applications
Network and distributed system security
Phishing and social engineering
Post-quantum cryptography
Scalability and interoperability of cryptocurrencies
Security of banking, financial services, and e-commerce
Security of peer-to-peer networks
Smart contracts and financial instruments
Smartcards, secure tokens, and secure hardware
Stablecoins and tokenized assets
Surveillance and tracking
System security
Trusted execution environments and applications
Usability and security
Zero-knowledge succinct arguments

*REMEMBER!*

*The "crypto" in financial cryptography covers more than just your digital
cash—it's also the secret sauce behind keeping your spy-level messages
safe!*

Organization & Contact

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   *Program Committee:* See the conference website at
   https://fc27.ifca.ai/pc.html
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   *Program Chairs:* Roger Wattenhofer, Arantxa Zapico (fc27chair at ifca.ai)
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   *General Chairs:* Rafael Hirschfeld, Monica Quaintance (
   fc27general at ifca.ai)
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